| | Rose Bowl — Texas 41, Southern California 38 |
| | Orange Bowl — Penn State 26, Florida State 23 |
| | Sugar Bowl — West Virginia 38, Georgia 35 |
| | Cotton Bowl — Alabama 13, Texas Tech 10 |
| | Gator Bowl — Virginia Tech 35, Louisville 24 |
| | New Orleans Bowl — Southern Mississippi 31, Arkansas State 19 |
| | GMAC Bowl — Toledo 45, Texas-El Paso 13 |
| | Las Vegas Bowl — California 35, Brigham Young 28 |
| | Poinsettia Bowl — Navy 51, Colorado State 30 |
| | Fort Worth Bowl — Kansas 42, Houston 13 |
| | Hawaii Bowl — Nevada 49, Central Florida 48 |
| | Motor City Bowl — Memphis 38, Akron 31 |
| | Champs Sports Bowl — Clemson 19, Colorado 10 |
| | MPC Computers Bowl — Boston College 27, Boise State 21 |
| | Emerald Bowl — Utah 38, Georgia Tech 10 |
| | Music City Bowl — Virginia 34, Minnesota 31 |
| | Independence Bowl — Missouri 38, South Carolina 31 |
| | Meineke Car Bowl — North Carolina State 14, South Florida 0 |
| | Houston Bowl — TCU 27, Iowa State 24 |
| | Insight Bowl — Arizona State 45, Rutgers 40 |
| | Alamo Bowl — Nebraska 32, Michigan 28 |
| | Holiday Bowl — Oklahoma 17, Oregon 14 |
| | Sun Bowl — UCLA 50, Northwestern 38 |
| | Peach Bowl — LSU 40, Miami (Fla.) 3 |
| | Liberty Bowl — Tulsa 31, Fresno State 24 |
| | Fiesta Bowl — Ohio State 34, Notre Dame 20 |
| | Outback Bowl — Florida 31, Iowa 24 |
| | Capital One Bowl — Wisconsin 24, Auburn 10 |